FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Public Defender Amalia Beckner, Defense Attorney Asha Reddi, Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham, Defense Attorney Chabli Hall, Defense Attorney Edward Casanova, Defense Attorney Erik Nelson, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Korey Huff, Defense Attorney Lori Botello, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Public Defender Monica Gonzales, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Defense Attorney Norm Silverman, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Public Defender Saif Kazim
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Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
No Verdicts – Season On Hold (March 16th – July 31)
Current Plan: Jurors will be congregated at NRG on August 1, 2020 and jury selection will take place at NRG. Parking will be free for all participants (lawyers, jurors, clerks). Once the jury is selected the trial itself will be held the next working day at the criminal courthouse. Criminal jury trials will take precedence over civil jury trials. They will have pre-screening at the NRG door and masks will be mandatory to enter. Judges have discretion on the masks once jurors are within their voir dire space. These plans are tentative depending on spike of COVID cases.
The following cases are felony – including RIC (links and PC issues) – and all trial setting dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab. I examine each dismissal form before posting, post only those defendants who are free of charges (exceptions apply) and for which I have an attorney photo.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660524 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Amalia Beckner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641010 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666028 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Monica Gonzales for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645333 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chabli Hall for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2303366 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Trespass
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Saif Kazim for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644076 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Korey Huff for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1620522 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Botello for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667160 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Erik Nelson for earning felony dismissals for your clients in Cause Numbers 1603484 – 1603485 – 1605026 – 1605027 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Asha Reddi for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637254 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1588185 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Chlld
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Casanova for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644362 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632884 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651562 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632883 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Norm Silverman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632843 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft <$2500 with 2 Prior Theft Convictions
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674317 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Hindering Apprehension
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
*Special Felonies – Excludes certain felony dismissals – see “The Making of this Blog – What Goes into It” for the exceptions
Number of trials performed by each judge – January 1, 2020 – June 5, 2020 (Includes verdicts, in-trial pleas, in-trial dismissals and hung juries. Trial = Jury Selected – note: sometimes same case number for 2 judges because one judge picks the jury and another judge tries the case) Source: My personal observations of trials in the courthouse and use of the District Clerk’s website online services
FINAL JUDGE TRIAL STATISTICS – 2019 – 2018
The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse from January 1, 2020 through June 5, 2020 (1 verdict may have 2 or more attorneys attached as co-counsel, 2 or more favorable verdicts per defendant is 1 trial win)
FINAL TRIAL STANDINGS – 2019 – 2018
ALL VERDICTS (OVER 1,800 TRIAL VERDICTS) from February 1, 2017 – June 5, 2020 from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (for personal use ONLY) – some verdicts are listed more than once because each co-counsel gets their own listing
January 1, 2018 – June 3, 2020 – OVER 9,400 CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER SUCCESS STORIES
A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse -For personal use ONLY
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(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – eliminated dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed)
Former Prosecutor and Veteran Criminal Defense Attorney Murray Newman has been publishing a blog about the inner workings of the Harris County Criminal Courthouse for over 10 years. His insight and experience on the subject is among the best in Houston. I have a lot of respect for Murray and his blog inspired me to create my site – Show Me The Justice! For his personal views of Life at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse click the link below
LIFE AT THE HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER
Veteran Criminal Defense Attorney Robert Pelton has started an online CLE class in lieu of his every Wednesday in person class. It will be conducted each Wednesday from 12pm-1pm. You can earn 1 hour CLE by attending. The course number is given at the end of the class. You will have to download the GoToMeeting App on your computer or phone. The class is FREE at this time, but a fee will be charged for the classes down the road.
You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/337340109
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (312) 757-3121
Access Code: 337-340-109
Congratulations to this fine group of defense lawyers for winning awards this year from the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association:
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